Don is so quiet, he appears to not care about things. His basic demeanor makes people think that he's nonchalant. The truth is, he feels things VERY deeply, he just doesn't express his feelings.
When we arrived in England, a little less than 2 weeks after Don, all his co-workers knew all our names and pieces of information about every family member. I was shocked, but apparently he talks about us quite a bit.
Since Donovan joined our family a little over a year ago, Don has kept up an appearance of nonchalance towards the dog . . . with a couple of notable exceptions. Like the night he was going to bed and got frustrated because Donovan wouldn't join him. He claimed he wanted Donovan to come to bed so he'd settle down and wouldn't come in later and wake Don up. I skeptically nodded.
There've been other incidents like this, but this morning's took the cake. I was just finishing my bath (Donovan always sits outside the tub and waits for me to get out) when Don came in to start his shower. He shaved, then started the water to warm it up before getting in. When he opened the shower door, Donovan stuck his nose in, checking out the inside of the shower stall.
"You want to come in, Little Boy?" asked Don. "You can take a shower with Daddy."
Don opened and closed the door several times, giving Donovan WAY more chances than he needed. Donovan stood with his nose poking in, seemingly unable to make up his mind. I finally gave him a push, and he jumped in. Don closed the door and Donovan showered with Dad.
I don't know if the dog will ever approach the shower again, but he didn't seem to mind. At one point, I checked on him, and he was sitting on the floor of the stall, scratching some itch.
Daddy and puppy - a bond almost as strong as father and son - or so it seems.
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